Elections, Democracy and Stability in Pakistan

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URL: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4969&l=1. A report from the International Crisis Group that examines the most serious challenges to almost eight years of military rule and the implications of a growing civil society and political opposition that is demanding the military’s withdrawal from politics. President Pervez Musharraf is determined to retain power at all costs, including rigging elections or proclaiming emergency rule, which could portend disaster, nationally and regionally.